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The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

Sophomore students ignite candles and friendships at U-Nite 2016.

U-Nite: A night to remember

By Maya Rosenberg, Opinions Editor April 25, 2016

The sophomore class held U-nite, an event meant to unify the CHS community after the passing of Alex Baumann and Maya Castillo in Hadley’s Park April 24. U-nite was held on a perfect evening, with...

The revival of Disney's The Jungle Book displays realistic visuals that bring the audience into the movie.

Jungle Book Revival Has Viewers Swinging From the Vines

By Emily Wang, Features Editor April 25, 2016

Jon Favreau’s re-adaptation of the timeless Disney masterpiece, The Jungle Book, manages to once again capture the magic of the jungle adventure while at the same time bringing even more to the story. While...

The lack of athletic funds makes it difficult for sports teams in MoCo to compete against other counties.

Athletics in MoCo Need More Funding to be Competitive

By Cristian Edwards, Senior Writer April 23, 2016

When anyone looks around other schools in other counties, such as Frederick and Anne Arundel, they will see state-of-the-art weight rooms and top notch artificial turf fields and facilities. When they...

Iain Glen and Emilia Clarke will return to star as Jorah Mormont and Daenerys Targaryen, respectively, in the sixth season of the HBO show.

Game of Thrones Returns for Sixth Season

By Arjun Swaminathan, Senior Writer April 23, 2016

It may be spring, but winter is coming. HBO’s Game of Thrones returns for its sixth season April 24, promising a new set of storylines filled with drama, mystery and violence.  The excitement is...

'Aurdr' Co-Founders Tim Manik, Ramsey Hatoum and Luka Jeremic promote their app

New App Makes Online Shopping Simple for CHS Students

By Michael Fox, Senior Writer April 22, 2016

Aurdr is a recently released app on the app store that allows CHS students to both buy and sell high demand products at discounted prices. This unique app was founded by juniors Ramsey Hatoum, Govind...

The officers of the Think Big club give their thanks to the audience at the end of the 2016 TEDxCHS.

My Experience Hosting a TEDx Conference

By Madison Hurr, Senior Writer April 20, 2016

A year ago, I never would have thought that I’d be hosting a TEDx conference. Being up on stage introducing Emmy Award-winning journalists and successful entrepreneurs at an official TED event–it felt...

Makeup brand NARS gives suggestive titles to different shades of a blush palette.

Makeup Brands “Oversexualize” Names of Products

By Jasmine Baten, Staff Writer April 19, 2016

It’s getting a little too hot in here. It’s no secret—makeup brands have been giving their lipsticks and eyeshadows unnecessarily suggestive names like Urban Decay’s “Perversion” and NARS’...

Senior Jake Certner accepts his crown after emerging victorious from the annual Mr. Churchill competition.

Mr. Churchill Is A Success, Covers Wide Range of Topics

By Peter Durand, Senior Writer April 19, 2016

CHS hosted its annual “Mr. Churchill” performance on April 14, an event where several junior and senior boys go on stage to perform a talent and amuse the audience with a question and answer session,...

Senior Elliot Sloate  gets distracted by games on his chromebook during a class.

Chromebooks Becoming Distracting to Student Learning

By Jonathan Greenzaid, Senior Writer April 18, 2016

As a lesson on social norms is given in psychology class, I look around and notice multiple computer screens filled not with slideshows or notes related to the class topic, but with games and videos. Chromebooks,...

Last year, CHS seniors displayed their college decisions by wearing their college shirts to school on May 1. This year, seniors will be wearing them April 22.

College Shirt Day Falls Before College Decision Day

By Fiona Asbury, Senior Writer April 18, 2016

CHS seniors will be wearing college shirts and other college paraphernalia to school April 22 to display pride for their college decision. The date by which most students must commit to a college is May...

Ellie Kemper stars as Kimmy Schmidt in the second season of the Netflix original show.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Returns for Season Two

By Isabel Dibble, Senior Writer April 17, 2016

The highly-anticipated return for the second season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt finally arrived April 15 with our favorite quirky characters and jokes. Season two jumps right into the hot mess of problems...

Some CHS students taped their mouth shut April 15 to show support for LBGTQ students who are bullied.

CHS Students Participate in National Day of Silence

By Ethan S. Miller, Fact Checker April 15, 2016

CHS students participated in the National Day of Silence April 15, an event bringing attention to LGBTQ causes that hit especially close to home for some students who have been mourning the loss of LGBTQ...

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